Kingdom Animalia Family Goniasteridae Rank Genus | Class Asteroidea Phylum Echinodermata Order Valvatida | |
Similar Valvatida, Anthenoides, Goniasteridae, Hippasteria, Astroceramus | ||
Circeaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
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Habitat and distribution
These sea stars have a flattened and broad pentagonal central disc, with 5 tapering arm. The marginal plates are thick and well delimited.
They live between 320 and 3000 meters deep, in the three main oceanic basins.
Species list
According to World Register of Marine Species:
References
Circeaster Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA